How Many People in Oregon Are Addicted to Illegal Drugs?

Question by Justin: How many people in Oregon are addicted to illegal drugs?
This is a question that obviously has no definitive answer, but has anyone ran across a statistics page claiming a number of people in Oregon state that are addicted to or at lease USE illegal drugs?

Please post a link to where you found your information! 🙂

Thank you so much for your help!
For some reason I can’t figure out how to reply to your answer, but thank you! That page is exactly what I’ve been looking for! 🙂

Best answer:

Answer by ErikE
You’re right that there is no definitive answer, but here is a website that may help you in estimating the number:
http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/addiction/epi-outcomes/illicit-drug-use-data.pdf

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